Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Small shell ginger

Andrena varians compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Andrenidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Andrena	Alpinia
Species	Andrena varians	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Small shell ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

The Blackthorn Mining Bee (Andrena varians) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.